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Tincankeith What is this material?... 08-03-2014, 03:19 PM
spinroch Brass should show a yellowish... 08-03-2014, 03:25 PM
Tincankeith Not all brass is yellow there... 08-03-2014, 04:16 PM
Gravitar It's aluminum. Did it spark?... 08-03-2014, 03:31 PM
spinroch I agree with everybody 08-03-2014, 03:58 PM
greytruck Cast Aluminum 08-03-2014, 04:08 PM
KzScrapper Die Cast or Pot Metal 08-03-2014, 04:21 PM
AuburnEwaste It is either cast Aluminum or... 08-03-2014, 04:41 PM
Mechanic688 I agree with KZ, 08-03-2014, 04:41 PM
happyscraper I agree with tincan, it is to... 08-03-2014, 07:44 PM
Brrrimcold I've seen white brass that... 08-03-2014, 07:59 PM
sawmilleng It's a part that is not very... 08-03-2014, 11:34 PM
eesakiwi Id say "diecast" too. That's... 08-04-2014, 04:36 AM
pappawheelie Zinc Diecast.....if it looks... 08-04-2014, 05:50 AM
spinroch I think I'll stick to eWaste 08-04-2014, 05:40 AM
Tincankeith I should be going to the yard... 08-04-2014, 10:09 AM
Tincankeith Took it in today and the... 08-09-2014, 09:20 AM
Jonniebrass That's what I figured they... 08-09-2014, 09:58 AM
sawmilleng Straight zinc? No alloying... 08-09-2014, 12:36 PM
Tincankeith At first he said it was alum.... 08-09-2014, 01:16 PM
Mechanic688 Yep, here in the midwest it... 08-09-2014, 07:01 PM
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    Straight zinc? No alloying metals at all?

    Thanks for getting the answer back to the thread. It makes it complete when someone looks at it a year from now!

    Jon.


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    Quote Originally Posted by sawmilleng View Post
    Straight zinc? No alloying metals at all?

    Thanks for getting the answer back to the thread. It makes it complete when someone looks at it a year from now!

    Jon.
    At first he said it was alum. but when I handed it to me he said nope (I guess the weight ruled that out) then hit it with the gun and said its zinc.

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